TOWARDS safer workplaces

AUTHOR(S)

Baker, Jenny

PUB. DATE

January 2008

SOURCE

DEMM: Engineering & Manufacturing;Jan2008, p14

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article stresses the significance of a drug and alcohol detection and support programme in the workplace. According to the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR), around six to ten percent of any segment of the New Zealand population is alcohol or drug dependent. ESR's Workplace Drug Testing (WDT) programme manager Shelli Turner says a number of organisations in the country provide workplace drug and alcohol testing services, but only ESR gives a total solution and has specific accreditation for workplace drug.

The article discusses various articles published within the issue, including Debra Cormer's article which takes a micro organizational perspective on drug testing in the workplace, and Cavanaugh and Prasad's article which looks at organizational effectiveness and drug testing.

Focuses on the prevalence and characteristics of drug testing programs in private-sector workplaces within the United States. Drug testing trends; Worksites linked to testing; Three primary distinction among drug testing programs; Implementation of programs; National estimates of drug and...

The article discusses various articles published within the issue, including Debra Cormer's article which takes a micro organizational perspective on drug testing in the workplace, and Cavanaugh and Prasad's article which looks at organizational effectiveness and drug testing.

The testing of employees for drugs has become a major workplace issue in the late 1980s. By all accounts, many firms have implemented, or at least considered, some sort of drug screening program. While various experts have debated the importance and necessity of initiating such programs, there...

The use of drug testing in the workplace is a controversial practice. Scholars, practitioners, unions, and organizations have therefore begun to explore whether there are alternative approaches to reduce counterproductive behaviors at work. We investigated the perceptions of labor relations...

Assesses the impact of the use of illegal drugs and abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol on industrial productivity. Statistics on illicit drug users; Overview of a study on illicit drug use in the workplace; Components of drug testing.

According to the Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace, one out of every 12 employees, and one out of five employees between 18 and 25, use some illicit drug at least once a month. The drugs most commonly abused are marijuana, cocaine, barbiturates, amphetamines and heroin. The U.S. Department of...